Paper trading
Paper trading on live NSE data
Last updated: · Reviewed by the INDfolio AI research desk
In short
Paper trading on INDfolio AI runs your strategy on live NSE prices with virtual capital, through the identical execution engine, fill logic and risk checks used for live deployment — so results carry over when you switch to real orders with one click. It runs in the cloud (no laptop required), is out-of-sample by construction, and shows live results side by side with the backtest for NSE equity, futures, options and indices. The free plan includes one paper strategy; Trader five; Pro unlimited.
Paper trading on INDfolio AI runs your strategy against the live market with virtual capital — real ticks, real timing, real signals, zero financial risk. It is the dress rehearsal between a good backtest and real money.
Crucially, paper and live deployment share the same execution engine. When you flip a paper strategy live, nothing about its logic changes — only the destination of the orders.
Live market data
Strategies react to actual NSE prices in real time — not delayed quotes or end-of-day replays.
Virtual capital, real discipline
Position sizing, stops, targets and square-off all execute as they would live, building evidence you can trust.
Same engine as live trading
No surprises at go-live: the strategy that paper traded is byte-for-byte the strategy that deploys.
Runs in the cloud
Paper strategies keep running with your laptop closed, with alerts for every entry, exit and risk event.
Specification
Paper trading on INDfolio AI — specification at a glance
| Dimension | Paper trading on INDfolio AI |
|---|---|
| Data | Live NSE prices for equity, futures, options and indices |
| Engine | Identical execution engine, fill logic and risk checks as live deployment |
| Capital | Virtual; configurable starting capital and position sizing |
| Risk controls | Max daily loss, position limits, auto square-off — enforced exactly as in live |
| Reporting | Live P&L, orders, positions; results alongside the original backtest |
| Runtime | Cloud — runs with your laptop off; Telegram/email alerts on paid plans |
| Plans | Free: 1 paper strategy; Trader: 5; Pro: unlimited |
| Go live | One click — the strategy definition does not change |
What paper trading catches that backtesting cannot
A backtest knows the past; paper trading meets the present. It exposes the things historical simulation glosses over: how your strategy behaves in the opening volatility, whether signals arrive when you expected, how live spreads compare to your slippage assumptions, and whether you can psychologically sit through the drawdowns you accepted in theory.
The professional habit is simple: no strategy goes live before it has paper traded through enough sessions to confirm the backtest’s character — win rate in the same region, drawdowns in the same range, no operational surprises.
A virtual trading account that mirrors Indian markets
INDfolio AI paper trading respects NSE market hours, lot sizes and intraday square-off, so the rehearsal matches the performance. You can run one paper strategy on the free plan, five on Trader, and unlimited on Pro — enough to trial a portfolio of systems side by side before funding any of them.